She Can't Be Your Mate novel Chapter 11

"I used to be a doctor, and I love helping people but I also love the force." I took a seat on the sofa and he sat across from me on a recliner, crossing his legs. "I guess I get to have both in a way." I nodded, that made sense.

"So you are a cop to the humans and a doctor to the-" I thought about what to call them, wolves?

"Werewolves. Yes, something like that." I nodded my head and looked down at my hands.

"Are you...like them?" I asked and he shook his head.

"No, my wife was a werewolf before she passed, that's how I got into the pack."

"I'm sorry for your loss." I sincerely said and he graciously smiled.

"Thank you. She was such an amazing woman." He smiled and looked down at the coffee table, where her picture laid. "My son should be here any-" Almost like on cue, the front door opened revealing Mika.

"Wow, I said you know where to find me but I didn't think you knew where I lived." He chuckled.

"Still team Jacob?" I joked and he nodded.

"Werewolves all the way." I flinched at that word and looked over at Sam.

"Mika this is Devina- Zane's mate." Mika's brown eyes widened as he looked from me to his dad, then back at me.

"But you're human." He slowly stepped forward and sat on the other end of the couch. This was when I noticed he wasn't in his uniform anymore, he had on a pair of gray sweatpants and a black V-neck shirt.

"Yeah. I guess I am." I laughed.

"Her and the Alpha had a little-" Sam glanced over at me and I nodded, telling him it was alright. "Falling out, so she's staying with us for awhile." Mika swiftly stood up and ran over to me hopping on my lap.

"Wait, so does that mean that changed werewolves are really dead?"

"No. The alpha blood acts like a charge of electricity and starts your heart back up. It's really hard to purposefully change a werewolf because you have to inject the blood at a specific time and you can only inject a certain amount. Most alpha's don't know much about it." I slowly chewed on this new information. Every question I ask relates back to Zane and I can't get that image of his hurt expression out of my mind.

"Do they have, like, special powers?" I felt stupid asking such a question, but I want to know everything I can.

"Not really. They have heightened senses so they can hear even the slightest of sounds, see better in the dark, especially when in full wolf form, but its harder for them to control their emotions and body when in wolf form." I closed my eyes and pulled my knees away from my chest. "Now a lot of people get the whole wolf thing wrong. A werewolf is just that, a half human half wolf. The stories aren't true where every werewolf has a wolf. It's really just one person. Not two."

"I didn't believe Zane when he told me about the whole werewolf thing so he turned in front of me and lost control. He pounced on me and started growling and honestly? It scared the crap out of me." I took a deep breath and dryly laughed. "I'm scared Mika. Just a few days ago, the only thing I was worried about was getting a good grade on my math test and trying to find a way to stay invisible. Now I have to fix things with Zane, find out where my mom is, who by the way just tried to kill me a few hours ago and try to figure out what I'm going to do about school because half of the students were just killed by my mate's pack. And I don't even know what a freaking mate is." Mika chuckled and took in a deep breath.

"Devina I've known Zane for a long time now. Before you, he was ruthless. I'll admit that. But now that you're here, he's changed and I know for a fact that he would never intentionally hurt you. He just lost control." When I didn't answer, Mika continued. "But your mom tried to...?" He trailed off. I nodded and looked down at my hands. "Well, mate is short for a soulmate. Every person has one, maybe even two, they just might never meet them. For werewolves, the "mate pull" is greater than it is for humans." I gave him a questioning look and he continued. "The mate pull is what you feel when you're around Zane. You feel like telling him everything on your mind even though you might have just met. When you touch him, you feel sparks and when you aren't around him, that's the only thing you can think about and you want him near you." That made sense. My attraction to Zane was because of the mating pull.